arm-twistings

noun

plural of arm-twisting
as in constraints
the use of power to impose one's will on another it took some arm-twisting, but they eventually agreed to make a donation

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  1. constraints
  2. pressures
  3. compulsions
Noun
  • Those capabilities could support missions that face significant constraints under conventional spacecraft designs.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Beset by budget constraints, the museum ceased operations in June.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of constraints
Noun
  • If winter temperatures turn unusually cold, supply pressures could intensify further.
    — , CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
  • As interest rates increased, the value of those securities declined while deposit pressures increased.
    — Erik Clarke, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of pressures
Noun
  • Prediction markets then capitalize on the digital environments that profit from young people’s compulsions.
    — Amy L. Kennedy, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The real question is whether Pennsylvania and cities like Pittsburgh and Philadelphia want skill games and other gambling opportunities to be widespread and unavoidable for people who struggle with compulsions to gamble.
    — Jonathan Caulkins, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of compulsions
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“Arm-twistings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arm-twistings. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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